Dr. Neal S. Parikh, MD - New York, NY - Neurologist

Dr. Neal S. Parikh, MD

Neurologist
New York, NY 10021
Neal S. Parikh, M.D., M.S., RPNI, is a Neurologist at Weill Cornell Medicine, where he serves as the Director of Outpatient Stroke and Vascular Neurology Services.After receiving a B.A. from Yale College, he received his M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed residency in Adult Neurology and served as Chief Resident at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. This was followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in neuro-epidemiology and vascular neurology at The Neurological Institute at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, during which he received an M.S. in epidemiology from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He is board certified in Adult Neurology and Vascular Neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is also certified as a Registered Physician in Neurovascular Interpretation (RPNI) by the American Society of Neuroimaging.Dr. Parikh's clinical expertise is in vascular neurology. He provides comprehensive, patient-centered care to patients with stroke, transient ischemic attack, and other vascular neurology conditions. Common conditions treated in his outpatient practice are stroke, transient ischemic attack, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, dissection, venous sinus thrombosis, abnormal vascular findings on brain imaging, and vascular cognitive impairment/dementia. He takes a keen interest in identifying and addressing uncommon causes of stroke in young adults. In the hospital setting, he additionally treats patients with other neurological emergencies and conditions that require hospital admission or that occur in patients hospitalized with other illnesses. His research focuses on 1) the complex interplay between medical conditions and brain health, and 2) stroke epidemiology and prevention. He has published numerous studies demonstrating a link between liver conditions and stroke and cognitive impairment. Another major focus is optimizing smoking cessation in the stroke secondary prevention setting and for patients with neurological disorders.His work has been published in leading journals such as JAMA Neurology, Neurology, Stroke, European Journal of Neurology, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer’s & Dementia. His research is currently supported by the NIH/NIA and Florence Gould Foundation. Other recent support include the New York State Department of Health Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program and the Leon Levy Foundation in Neuroscience. He serves on the editorial board of Stroke and the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Last, a regular participant in the annual Neurology on the Hill legislative advocacy event, and a former participant and advisor in the AAN Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum, he is deeply committed to improving population health through media engagement and advocacy.  
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Quick Facts

  • accepting new patients
  • 11 years of experience
  • 76 insurances accepted
  • speaks English
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital
  • 3 specialties
  • 1 location

Location

Stroke, Critical Care, and Neurohospitalist Program

520 East 70th Street Starr Pavilion, 607 New York, NY 10021

Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. Neal S. Parikh

  • Accepts Medicare
  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Aetna AWH NJ Choice POS II MultiTier
  • Aetna AWH NJ Choice POS II MultiTier - Standard Savings
  • Aetna Choice POS II
  • Aetna Elect Choice EPO Open Access
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna Innovation Health Aetna Premier Care Network Plus
  • Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
  • Aetna Open Choice PPO
  • Aetna Premier Care Network APCN Choice POS II OAMC
  • Aetna Savings Plus of Metro NY
  • Aetna Savings Plus of New Jersey Choice POS II
  • Aetna Select
  • Affinity Essential Qualified Health Plans
  • BCBS Blue Card PPO
  • BCBS PPO
  • BCBS WNY PPO
  • BCBSA Blue Card High Performance Network
  • BCBSA High Performance Network - Tiered
  • Blue Shield NE NY PPO 6000 Series
  • BluePPO HSA
  • CIGNA HMO
  • CIGNA Open Access Plus
  • CIGNA PPO
  • Connecticare Flex Connecticut
  • Connecticare Passage
  • Emblem Health GHI CBP
  • Emblem Health HIP Prime HMO
  • Emblem Select Care Small Group
  • EmblemHealth Gold D
  • EmblemHealth Millennium HMO
  • EmblemHealth Select Care
  • Empire BCBS Blue Access Employer Sponsored
  • Empire BCBS Blue Priority NY
  • Empire BCBS Connection Employer-Sponsored
  • Empire BCBS Essential Plan
  • Empire BCBS Gatekeeper X HMO Bronze - NY
  • Empire BCBS National Blue High Performance Network HPN
  • Empire BCBS PPO
  • Empire Blue Priority NY
  • Empire Connection Blue HPN
  • Empire HMO Bronze Individual via Exchange
  • Empire Individual Marketplace NYS QHP
  • Empire PPO
  • Empire Prism EPO Blue Priority
  • Excellus BCBS Bassett Preferred
  • Excellus BCBS BluePPO HSA
  • Excellus BCBS SimplyBlue/SimplyBlue Plus
  • Fidelis Care All
  • Fidelis Care Essential Plan
  • Fidelis Care Qualified Health Plans
  • Fidelis Individual Marketplace NYS QHP
  • Healthfirst Green Leaf Plans
  • Highmark BCBS Blue High Performance Network
  • Highmark BCBS Community Blue Flex PPO
  • Highmark BCBS my Blue Access EPO
  • Highmark BCBS PPO
  • HIP Prime HMO
  • I&F QHP Select Care Network
  • Medica Choice With UHC
  • MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
  • MVP EPO/PPO
  • MVP Health Plan EPO/PPO
  • MVP Liberty EPO/PPO
  • NYS Provider & Health Emblem Individual Marketplace QHP
  • NYS Provider & Health EmblemHealth Essential Plan
  • NYS Provider & Health Healthfirst NY Leaf
  • Oxford Freedom
  • Oxford Garden State
  • Oxford Liberty
  • PPO 6000 Series
  • Savings Plus of Metro NY
  • UHC Choice Plus POS
  • UHC Navigate HMO
  • UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
  • UHC Nexus Open Access
  • UHC Options PPO

Specialties

Dr. Neal S. Parikh has the following 3 specialties

Certifications & Education

11 Years Experience

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Residency

New York Presbyterian Hospital

Medical School

Weill Cornell Medical College
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeGraduated in 2013

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